Milestones List 1

the act or process of using clues to figure out what the author means or implies.

• inference

• theme

• simile

• 3rd Person Limited

the message from the author found throughout a text; a topic, a recurring idea or a short melody.

• inference

• theme

• simile

• 3rd Person Limited

using like or as in a sentence to compare

• inference

• theme

• simile

• 3rd Person Limited

narrator only knows the thoughts and feelings of one character

• inference

• theme

• simile

• 3rd Person Limited

To show the similarities between two different things

• compare

• contrast

• summary

• author's purpose

To show the differences between two different things

• compare

• contrast

• summary

• author's purpose

a brief statement or account of the main points of something:

• compare

• contrast

• summary

• author's purpose

different reasons why authors write something

• compare

• contrast

• summary

• author's purpose

explains information about the topic

• informational/explanatory

• organization

• evidence

• fact

how you organize or put the story/texts in order

• informational/explanatory

• organization

• evidence

• fact